Davenport-bed.



L. J. VOELZ.

DAVENPORT BED.

APPLICATION FILED JUL-Y 3t. 1916.

1,231,23Q3.. Patented June 26, 1917.

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L. J. VOELZ.

DAVENPORT BED.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1916.

Patented June 26, 1917.

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L. J. VOELZ.

DAVENPORT BED.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31.1916.

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LOUIS J. VOJELZ, OF KENOSHA, \VISCONSIN.

DAVENPORT-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1917.

Application filed July 31, 1916. Serial N 0. 112,212.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS J. VoELz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kenosha, in the county of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Davenport- Beds, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to couches or chairs commonly called davenport couches of the type constructed with concealed mechanism by which they can be readily converted into beds for sleeping.

The object of this invention is to provide a device of this type which is made with em ceedingly few moving parts and in which only one movement is required by the op erator to convert the device from one usable position to the other. I

The invention consists in a device capable of carrying out the foregoing objects, which can be easily and conveniently made, which operates easily and satisfactorily, and which is not readily liable to get out of order. A prominent feature of my invention comprises a main frame, a seat frame mounted to swing upon the main frame, the seat frame being arranged to leave a hollow space between it and the main frame, and a bed spring device mounted within said space and formed in a plurality of connected panels, the head end panel being swingingly connected with the main frame while the foot or lower end panel is swingingly connected, at a place between the ends of this end panel, to the seat frame. By pivoting the foot or lower panel of the spring device to the seat frame and'between the ends of this panel I am enabled to employ a main frame of suitably small height and depth, the depth being measured lengthwise of the bed. More in detail, the invention consists in the features and details of construction which will be hereinafter fully set forth in the specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar numerals indicate the I same parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front view of a chair or couch equipped with the device of this invention in its preferred form and in its normal or day-time position for use as an article of more or less fancy furniture.

the back cushion 32 Fig. 2 is an end view of the device in the position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail of the device taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the device with the parts in the position which they assume when it is converted into a bed for use as at night.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the parts when they are in the position shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an end View taken at the right hand end of Fig. 5.

The outside or main frame of the couch or bed comprises, as usual, a pair of side members 10 equipped, if desired, with arm rests 12, connected together by a back member LL, and by a front member 16. These parts commonly called the frame or body may be mounted, if desired, upon suitable casters 18 for ready movement about the room. Pivoted on hinges 2O suitably attached to the front portion of the main frame or body, heretofore described, is a supplemental or seat frame 20 comprising two side members 22 connected together by suitable cross-members 24c and 26. This seat frame is cut away in the angular lines 28 and 80 along which are formed respectively and the seat cushion 34 of any desirable construction, so that when the parts are in the position of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the main frame and seat frame together form a cushioned chair or couch in the ordinary manner. The back 32 and the seat 34: are normally in fixed relation with each other and with the seat frame so that these three elements do not have their relative positions changed when the structure is converted from a bed to a couch or seat and vice versa.

The side members 22 of the seat frame are also cut away in the angular line 3 1- so that when the operator has moved the seat frame upon the hinges 20 from the position of Fig. 3 to that of Fig. 5, this line 34 is substantially horizontal, as shown in Fig. 5, and of a suitable height above the floor to form the upper edge of the bed.

Placed between the side members 10 of the main frame and the side members 22 of the chair frame, heretofore described, are two bed spring frame side members, one adjacent to each side member of the chair frame. Each bed spring frame side member is made up of three sections 01' parts or panels 40, 4:2 and 44, members 40 and- 42 being pivotally connected together at 46, and members 42 and 44 being pivotally connected together at 48. Opposite end of member 44 from pivot 48 is pivotally connected at 50 to the rear member 14 of the main frame. Each bed spring frame side member or panel bar 40 is pivoted between the ends of its panel, which is the foot or lower panel of the bed spring device at 52 to an adjacent side member of the seat frame. The bed spring frame side members 40, 42 and 44, just described, are so proportioned and the pivots 50 and 52 are so located that when the parts are in the position of Figs. 1, 2 and 3,

they are wholly concealed between the main" frame and the chair frame and their attached parts, while when the parts are moved to the position shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the bed spring frame side members are moved into alinement with each other, as shown particularly in Fig. 5. The outer ends of bed spring frame side members 40 are connected together by any suitable rigid member as 54 and adjacent thereto are provided with a handle 56 adapted to be grasped by the operator in manipulating the parts as described.

In order to secure the horizontal separation of the parts, the opposite members 40 are also spaced apart by a U-shaped spacing member comprising a horizontal. b ace 58 located at the lower ends of two oppositely placed arms (50, (in the particular case here illustrated made in one piece) clearly shown in the drawings. The rear member 14 of the main frame obviously serves the purpose of horizontally spacing members 44 one from the other.

The bed spring frame side members, heretofore described, carry between them a suitable spring fabric 62 clearly shown in Fig. 4, forming the bottom of a mattress or other part of a bed suitable for night use. This fabric 62 is thin enough so that it does not occupy any substantial space outside of the planes of the members 40-44, and is consequently readily foldable from the position of Figs. 4 and 5 to that of Fig. 3, and vice versa.

Special attention is called to the fact that when the bed is in the position of Figs. 1-3, all that the operator has to do to convert it into the bed position of Figs. 4 and 6 is to take hold of the handle 56 and rotate the seat frame about the hinges 20 in the arc of a circle until all the parts reach the position of Figs. 4 to 6. All he has to do to close the couch is to reverse this movement.

In order to insure proper rigidity of the bed spring frame side members, it is desirable to make the members 40, 42 and 44 of angle iron, as shown, with vertical webs 64 and horizontal flanges 66 and extend the ends of the members 40 beyond pivot 46 in the portion 40 and correspondingly extend the ends of the member 44 beyond pivot 40 in the portion 44, so that when the bed is extended, as shown, the intermediate members 42 will rest upon and be supported by these end extensions 40 and 44".

livoted to the outer end of each member 40, heretofore described, is a supporting leg 70 adapted, when the parts are in the position of Fig. 5, to engage suitable blocks or stops T2 (in the particular case here shown pieces of angle iron) and thus support the outer end of the bed spring to prevent any buckling or dumping of the structure through the placing of a weight on the outer end of the bed.

tigidly attached to the sides of the'chair side frames 19, hereto-fore described, and adjacent to the pivots 512 are suitable stop blocks 74, in the particular case here illust -ated angle irons, so placed and arranged that when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 5, the side members 40, heretofore described, take bearing upon them to prevent movement of the side members 40 out of normal position of Fig. 5 when a weight is placed upon the bed in its open position. In other words, the stop device 72 prevents rotation of the members 40in a clockwise direction when the parts are viewed in Fig. 5 while the stops 74 prevent -movement of these members 40 in a counter-clockwise direction, with the result that the bed is securely locked in open position until theoperator desiring to close the bed, takes hold of it, as heretofore described, and begins to rotate the chair frame about the hinges 20. As the chair frame swings up, the rods 70 swing off from the stops 72 thereby releasing the outer end of each bed spring frame side member 40 so that later in the closing move ment the bed spring frame side members 40 can move from stop 7 4 to the position shown in Fig. 3. l Vhile the head end panel is pivoted at its extreme end to the main frame at 50 the foot or lowerend panel is pivoted at 52 to the seat frame at a place between the ends of this lower panel whereby the height or depth or both the height and depth of the main frame may be suitably restricted. The inner end of the spring frame is preferably braced across horizontally by an angle member corresponding to member 54, heretofore described, so that the entire spring frame with the fabric 62 attached thereto can be made independently of the other parts of the device before being assembled.

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It is to be understood that the shape and parts of a mattress to be folded in between the lines indicated by the side members 4O, 42 and 44.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a rectangular, hollow main frame, a seat carrying frame pivotally mounted on the front of the main frame and of such a size as to leave a hollow space in the main frame, a bed spring device mounted inside of said hollow space in the main frame having oppositely disposed side mem bers, each side member of the bed spring being made of three separate parts pivotally connected together, and one of said parts of each side member being pivoted intermediate between its ends to the seat frame member, the whole so arranged that when the seat member is swung outward from the main frame the spring bed is extended for use.

2. In a device of the class described. the combination with a rectangular, hollow main frame, a seat carrying frame pivotally mounted on the front of the main frame and of such a size as to leave a hollow space in the main frame, a bed spring device mounted inside of said hollow space in the main frame having oppositely disposed side members, each side member of the bed spring being made of three separate parts pivotally con nected together, and one of said parts of each side member being pivoted intermediate between its ends to the seat frame member, the whole so arranged that when the seat member is swung outward from the main frame the spring bed is extended for use, stop devices on the seat frame preventing rotation of the adjacent bed. frame side members in one direction when the bed is extended, and brace devices on other portions of said bed frame side members detachably connectible with the seat frame preventing rotation of said member in the opposite direction.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a rectangular, hollow main frame, a seat carrying frame pivotally mounted on the front of the main frame and of such a size as to leave a hollow space in the main frame, a bed spring device mounted inside of said hollow space in the main frame having oppositely disposed side members, each side member of the bed spring being made of three separate parts pivotally connected together, and one of said parts of each side member being pivoted intermediate between its ends to the seat frame member, the whole s0 arranged that when the seat member is swung outward from the main frame the spring bed is extended for use, stop devices on the seat frame preventing rotation of the adjacent bed frame side members in one direction when the bed is eX- tended, and brace devices intervening between other portions of said bed frame side members and said seat frame and each having separable engagement with one of the elements between which it is interposed.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a main frame; of a seat frame mounted to swing upon the main frame and carrying back and seat portions that are substantially relatively fixed with respect to each other and with respect to the seat frame, the seat frame being arranged to leave a hollow space between it and the main frame; and a bed spring device mounted within said space and formed in a plurality of connected panels, the head end panel being swingingly connected with the main frame while the foot or lower end panel is swingingly connected, at a place between the ends of this end panel, to the seat frame.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a main frame; of a seat frame mounted to swing upon the main frame, the seat frame being arranged to leave a hollow space between it and the main frame; and a bed spring device mounted within said space and formed in a plurality of connected panels, the head end panel being swingingly connected with the main frame while the foot or lower end panel is swingingly connected, at a place between the ends of this end panel, to the seat frame.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 27th day of July, A. D., 1916.

LOUIS J. VOELZ.

Witnesses:

DWIGHT B. OHEEVER, M. S. RosnNzwEIG.

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